The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-07-21

I kota ended ut Jnnesville Wis, and d de-
| cree was granted.
President Fitzgerald, OF the Irish league,
cabled MIR. Parnoll, saying that as tho first
shot 10 opposition to the coercion act,
Treasurer OReilly RENTS $50, 600 to help
the evicted tenants.
A band of Kickapoo Indians take pos
sessio on OF south ST. Louis. and for a time
have things all their own way.
Robert Hartley and Mrs. I.eyle were
drowned in the Delaware at Philadelphia.
An observer writes from Racine that Rev
George Haddock' s grave is utterly neglect
| cd, and the earth is sinking beneath the
level Of the surrounding surface.
The sloop mystery with party OF forty
eXcursionists capsized off Barren Island,
New York, and 80 persons were drowned
John Young Brigham Youngs youngest
son by his first wife, has family OF ten
sons and ten daughters. and Is forty-three
years old.
Henry S. Burk, ore OF the best known
farmers OF st. Joseph, near Hudson, Wis,
died very suddenly OF cholera morbus. Mr..
Burk WAS the principal in the great
real estate litigation at Duluth.
At Watertown. Oak, switchman named
Charles Larson was killed in the yard oil
the Northwestern Railway company.
Rev. w. II. Hare, bishop of South Da-
kota, administered the rite OF confirmation
to n class OF iour at Trinity Episcopal
church, Watertown Oak, before large
congregation.
The steamer Merrimac, from Halifax for
Boston. is ashore on Little Hope island,
some miles Off Liverpool, n. 8. The pas
sengers 100 in number all got ashore.
The Baltimore Morning Herald publishes
@ contribution giving an account OF recent
interviews with Jefferson Davis. Mr..
Davis charges that the Federal govern
lnent conspired during the late war to have
him assassinated.
Father John Rogers, the oldest priest in
| New Jersey, died at New Brunswick, aged
seventy-nine years.
Rev. DR.. j. Seldom Kennard OF Chicago
has received call to the Baptist church
at Sing Sing, n. Y.
The Milwaukee & st. Paul has issued a
circular relating to the shipment OF freight
| to all fairs, expositions or educational as
sociations In Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Dakota. All freight destin-
ed TO any OF these places will be charged
full rates to the fair, but returned at hall
rates on certificate OF the secretary, within
ten days from the close OF the fair. Race
horses are expected.
Relser's saloon on Milwaukee avenue, de.
stroyed $4,000 worth Of property. To
! escape the flames Mr. Reiser jumped from
the second story window and was fatally
injured.
| The Episcopal church and other build
ings at Xenia, Ohio, were burned. Loss
| $4,000
Ex-Congressman Standiford OF Ken.
| Gen. Walter c. Whitaker died at his
home in Kentucky.
Receiver John MeNulta, of the Wabash
| Eastern railway, has decided to ignore sec
| tion OF the interstate law so far as it ap-
plies to traffic over his lines from Peoria
or Chicago to the east.
A large and rich vein Of hematite ore has
been discovered at Big Bend, Wis.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps has been for
hidden by her doctor to do any literary
work, and she will rest for the summer at
her home in East Gloucester, Mass.
The July government report is very ia
vorable as to corn, but disheartening as to
wheat.
Postoffice officials have intimated that
there will be a strong effort made IN the
next congress to extend the system OF ruer-
chandise in the mails. or the parcels post
| system.
No new filings on indemnity lands have
been accepted at the Benson land office.
| There are reports Of good many inves.
| legations the coming winter, and If con-
gressmen keep their promises the coming
congress may rival that of 1915 for the
| number and bitterness OF its invest iga-
| lions.
1t Is ascertained that there has been o
misunders tanding as to the authority OF
the accounting officers to examine the &C.
counts OF Bacon, the financial clerk OF the
patent office, recently deceased. The law
| gives one of the auditors OF the treasury
the right to examine the books at any
| time and the books are required to be al
ways open to him.
The Post in commenting upon the Cow
entry elections again urges upon the gov
eminent the necessity for stronger meas
ures with regard to Ireland and an official
| coalition between the Conservatives and
| Unionists.
The parnclltes will fiercely oppose the
Irish land bill rs purely landlord meas
| ure.
1t is now the purpose OF the president,
when he leaves Washington, to go direct
| ly to Holland Patent. N. ", where he
will make short visit with his sister,
after which he will go to Clinton, which is
| but n short distance from Holland Patent
| The day OF Wednesday will be spent at
Clinic on at the centennial celebration.
| The passengers of the wrecked steamer
Merrimac claim to have been robbed by q
drunken crew.
| Mr.. Carnegie explains the Edinburgh
council chamber incident, and declares
that Mr.. Blaine is overwhelmed with kind
attentions.
Pensions granted Dakota: Widow, O.
| r. Brooks Yankton; original, A. Bart
Montro sc; G. r. Rosenkrans, Wessington;
| w. Patchett, Salem; j. r. Rainsb otto ON,
B ridgewater.
The treasury department is contemplate
! ing an important action relative to tho
issue OF certain checks Ly national banks.
| No figures can be obtained to show the ex-
tent OF this practice, but from n private
| investigation made not long sinceeit il
| learned that no less than $50. OOO, 900
worth OF overcertificd checks were issued
in New York city in one day alone.
Secretary Fair;h has purchased for
| $50, 900 q residence at New Hampshire
avenue and Twentieth streets, Washington.
Secretary Whitney has sold "Grass.
land" his country place on tho Tenally
road above Georgetown, reserving the
right to lease it Tor two years. In 1885
the secretary purchased this place, which
contained 100 acres and large house for
| $780, He sold it for $1O7. 800.
The secretary OF tho interior has recon.
mended that the attorney general accept
the offer OF compromise made by e. G..
Long OF st. Paul for the value Of timber
purchased from Edwin Johnson, Andrew
Pautski, John l.. Oeson and Heinrich
Shultx, who had cut the same Ia nd In Wis
consin, near West Superior. The amount
offered in compromise is $2,O67.7O. The
| secretary has also recommended COM
promise with F. T. Littell & Co., Duluth,
| for 80, 4S7 as the value Of 500, 6O8 feet Of
lumber and 7,700 railroad ties, which
Littell & Co., had purchased from parties
who had cut them from public lands.
The subjects OF King Kalakaua compel
him to appoint new ministry. The king